Just fifteen years from now, the world has become polarized along ethnic and religious lines. Regional low-intensity wars have now been raging for thirty-five years. In the midst of the conflict, an Allied forces team from the 9th Mountain Squadron, being airlifted from the Northern Front for a long-awaited period of R&R, are shot down over the Nordic wilderness. With no way of communicating with the outside world, the aircraft’s captain, Natasha Kavolsky, and the commander, Major Alexande...

Three best friends. One balloon rocket. Total chaos.Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are back — and this time they’re blasting off to Balloonia!Blue would rather stay home reading about shovels.Barry just wants a peaceful afternoon building inventions.But Pancakes has created a balloon-powered rocket ship and an entire balloon planet… and she’s not taking “maybe later” for an answer.What starts as a quick adventure turns into a hilarious disa...

The third volume of the children’s graphic novel series of friendship stories for emerging readers, featuring three friends (a bunny, a worm, and a frog) who get into conflicts and adventures driven by their very different personalities.Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love funky music, penguins that wear hats, and going on BIG adventures!One day, Barry convinces Blue and Pancakes to enter an epic sundae-making contest. Blue and Pancakes jus...

Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends, but sometimes friends make mistakes.One day, when the gang goes to the beach, Barry and Pancakes lose Blue’s beloved beach ball. They come up with a plan to get it back, but things go way off course. Now, these pals will have to go inside a giant whale’s stomach, crash a pool party on an alien spaceship, and survive Duckzilla’s volcanic birthday bash if they ever hope to see Blue’s beach ball again!As the...

The fourth volume of the children’s series of friendship stories for emerging readers, featuring three friends (a bunny, a worm, and a frog) who get into conflicts and adventures driven by their very different personalities.Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love roller hooping, free ice cream, and going on BIG adventures!One day, Barry and Pancakes want to go to the beach. When they go to grab Blue though, they discover that he’s already gone...

The fifth installment in the charming early-reader graphic novel series featuring three unforgettable friends—a bunny, a worm, and a frog—whose everyday adventures turn delightfully chaotic thanks to their wildly different personalities.Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love epic poetry, wild rodeos, and going on TIME-BENDING adventures!One night, Blue prepares to read a poem to an audience of friends from around the neighborhood. But just be...

2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children (BGNC) Reading List NomineeBlue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love roller skates, inflatable rubber ducks, and going on HIGH VELOCITY adventures!After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtli...

Life is hard and full of tremendous challenges. We can either go through it or we can grow through it. It’s time for you to claim your crown and find the best version of yourself, which is embedded deep within. You have what it takes. It won’t be easy, but through hard work, determination, faith in God, and great trust you can and will uncover the beauty from the ashes. You were made for greatness and must not settle for less. Today is the day for you to light that match and set your life ...

With over forty years since its original printing, and over 30,000 copies sold, this bestselling guide still remains a trusted and much-consulted reference for those interested in identifying, foraging and growing wild plants for food and medicine. Now Some Useful Wild Plants is back in print for a new generation of foragers and herbalists. Some Useful Wild Plants contains sections on useful herbs, trees, berries and seaweeds, as well as commentary on avoiding poisonous s...

Growing your own medicine is empowering—learn how with plant activists Dan Jason and Rupert Adams.Many common, easy-to-grow plants can energize or soothe, stimulate the immune system, aid in sleep or digestion, help to heal injuries, change blood pressure, reverse inflammation, soothe a sore throat—and more. But how do you find or grow them, and how do you use them?This compact book describes some of the best-known medicinal plants and provides expert infor...

Step inside Sissinghurst, the world's most famous garden, and understand the strength of its attraction in this beautiful, once in a generation study.Since is was bought and transformed by writer Vita Sackville-West and diplomat Harold Nicolson in the 1930s, Sissinghurst has captured imaginations with its unique and intricate design. From first sight of the Castle Tower to the magic of the world-famous White Garden, this garden of rooms and experiences, memories an...

Just fifteen years from now, the world is polarised along ethnic and religious lines. Regional low-intensity wars have now been raging for thirty-five years. In the midst of the conflict, ninety-seven members of the Allied forces 9th Mountain Squadron enroute from the Northern Front for a long awaited period of rest and relaxation, are shot down over the Nordic wilderness. With no way of communicating with the outside world, the aircraft’s captain, Natasha Kavolsky, and the squadron comman...